Wekerle, Christine

First Name:

Christine

Last Name:

Wekerle

Title:

Associate Professor

Department/Faculty:

Department of Pediatrics

Organization:

McMaster University

Telephone:

905-521-2100

Email:

chris.wekerle@gmail.com

Website:

http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/pediatrics/wekerle_christine.html

Additional Information:

CIHRTeamSV - https://www.researchgate.net/project/Understanding-health-risks-and-promoting-resilience-in-male-youth-with-sexual-violence-experience-CIHR-Team-Grant-TE3-138302

International Network of Child and Adolescent Resilience, INCAR - www.in-car.ca

Keywords:

Ontario
child abuse & neglect
dating violence
intervention & prevention
knowledge transfer

Publications:

Violence and resilience: a scoping review of treatment of mental health problems for Indigenous Youth
Childhood sexual abuse, sexual motives, and adolescent sexual risk-taking among males and females receiving child welfare services
Gender differences in emotion-mediated pathways from childhood sexual abuse to problem drinking in adolescents in the child welfare system
Dating violence among child welfare involved youth: Results from the Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathway (MAP) longitudinal study
The relationship between dimensions of physical abuse and aggressive behavior in a child protective services involved sample of adolescents
The relationship between internal resilience, smoking, alcohol use, and depression symptoms in emerging adults transitioning out of child welfare
Coping motives as moderators of the relationship between emotional distress and alcohol problems in a sample of adolescents involved with child welfare
Preliminary evaluation of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire Short Form
Child maltreatment and onset of emergency department presentations for suicide-related behaviors
The role of school connectedness in the link between family involvement with child protective services and adolescent adjustment
Child physical abuse and suicide-related behavior: A systematic review
Youth on the Street and Youth Involved with Child Welfare: Maltreatment, Mental Health and Substance Use
Characteristics of Young Parents Investigated and Opened for Ongoing Services in Child Welfare
The relationship between post-traumatic stress symptoms and substance use among adolescents involved with child welfare: Implications for emerging adulthood
The linkages among childhood maltreatment, adolescent mental health, and self-compassion in child welfare adolescents
Associations of personality with alcohol use behaviour and alcohol problems in adolescents receiving child welfare services
Substance Use among Adolescents in Child Welfare versus Adolescents in the General Population: A Comparison of the Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways (MAP) Longitudinal Study and the Ontario Student Drug Use Survey (OSDUS) Datasets
Personality, child maltreatment, and substance use: Examining correlates of deliberate self-harm among university students
The contribution of childhood emotional abuse to teen dating violence among child protective services-involved youth
Cumulative stress and substantiated maltreatment: The importance of caregiver vulnerability and adult partner violence
Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways Feasibility Study Final Report
Mapping Adolescent Health Risk Behaviours
Predicting Abuse in Adolescent Dating Relationships Over 1 Year: The Role of Child Maltreatment and Trauma
Maltreatment and Trauma: Tracking the Connections in Adolescence
Dating Violence Prevention With At-Risk Youth: A Controlled Outcome Evaluation
Childhood Maltreatment, Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology, and Adolescent Dating Violence: Considering the Value of Adolescent Perceptions of Abuse and a Trauma Mediational Model
Child Maltreatment: Risk of Adjustment Problems and Dating Violence in Adolescence

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